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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1935

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German Munitions Factory Wrecked 39 Dead; Over 300 INJURED Explosion in Storeroom BERLIN

Northern Star · Saturday 15 June 1935 · page 9

One of the. worst disasters in central Germany occurred when a munition factory at Reinsdorf blew up while working at full pressure. Fire followed the first explosion, causing others, and levelling the entire works. Many…

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Driven Ashore Owner's Escape Motor Boat Damaged Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 June 1935 · page 12

Caught in heavy seas which raged along the coast yesterday, a 16-foot motor boat, The Pup, in which Gordon Doherty set out from…

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Wreckage Identified Missing Launch from Cronulla

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 June 1935 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday:--The wreckage of the swamped launch at Marley Beach, about three miles from Cronulla, was identified as that of the…

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Dramatic Rescue (Continued from Page 5). Ships Suffer Terrific Buffeting Fears for British Steamer Set at Rest

Tweed Daily · Thursday 20 June 1935 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday:-- Fears which began to grow in shipping circles to-day for the safety of the British steamer City of…

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Steamer on Bar Washed Off

Tweed Daily · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 4

The North Coast Company's steamer Uki had a thrilling experience when crossing Manning bar in tow of the tug John Gollan. Nearing the bar a…

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Explosion At Hospital Violent Blast Sterilizing Room Partially Wrecked

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 June 1935 · page 4

A violent explosion practically wrecked the sterilizing room attached to the operating theatre at Tweed District Hospital about…

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EXPLOSION In Hospital Room Wrecked Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 June 1935 · page 7

A violent explosion practically wrecked the sterilising room attached to the operating theatre at Tweed district…

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Gallant Ship's Cook Posthumous Award Heroes of Atlantic Wreck

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 4

LONDON, Monday:--The King has made a posthumous award of the Albert Medal, given only in cases of exceptional gallantry and…

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New Coastal Steamer

Northern Star · Friday 28 June 1935 · page 11

A wooden steamer intended for service on the coast is under construction at Tuncurry for the North Coast S. N. Co., Ltd. The vessel is being built by…

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Trip to East Ketch Leaves Sydney SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 1 July 1935 · page 6

The ketch Whileaway, of 234 tons, carrying Raymond Penny, Arthur Moses, and A. McNally, left Sydney yesterday on a trip to the East. The…

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Rudder Damage Steamer Puts Into Sydney Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 12

The British-owned steamer, Miltonia, on her way to South Australia, from Japan put into Sydney to-day, with the…

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SURROUNDED Strikers In Canada Shops Wrecked Regina (Saskatchewan)

Northern Star · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 7

Following last night's violent rioting between police and striking relief camp workers, Royal Canadian mounted police, armed…

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World Cruise Girl Will be on Ketch Wellington (N.z.)

Northern Star · Saturday 6 July 1935 · page 9

When the ketch Terapunga, winner of the recent Tasman yacht race, leaves Auckland water in a month for three years on. a world's cruise, one of…

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Passenger Rescued by Steamer Loss of British Plane At Sea

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 July 1935 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday:--The steamer Stanmore has reported that Captain Ogden, the pilot of the plane belonging to Cobham's…

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Launch Foundered "Cancer King" Saved BRISBANE

Northern Star · Monday 8 July 1935 · page 3

The lighthouse keeper at Booby Island, Torres Strait, yesterday saved the lives of G. A. Roberts, once known in Brisbane as the "cancer…

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Steamer at Mercy of Cyclone Tow Line Breaks off Coast of Queensland Drifting Helplessly Towards Shore

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 July 1935 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday:-- Striking the full force of the cyclone which is raging on the coast, the steamer Maheno, which was being towed by the Oonah on a 4,600-mile journey to Osaka, Japan, broke the tow rope and was reported to be adrift to-night at the mercy of the storm 60 miles south-east…

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Ashore at Fraser Is. Maheno Found By Airman Crew Believed to Be Safe

Tweed Daily · Thursday 11 July 1935 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday:--The steamer Maheno was located aground at Fraser Island to-day by a New England…

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How Crew Were Got Ashore Assisted by Party on Land

Tweed Daily · Friday 12 July 1935 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday:--To a party of four men and two boys staying at the holiday resort Happy Valley belongs the credit…

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A Pathetic Sight Expert Tells of Visit to Wreck

Tweed Daily · Saturday 13 July 1935 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday:--It is understood the Japanese paid £6000 for the Maheno, and as she now is she will be worth about £2000 to…

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Customs Officers Leave for Scene of Wreck

Tweed Daily · Saturday 13 July 1935 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday:--Two officers of the Customs Department left Brisbane to-night for Fraser Island to enter upon duty on the beach at the scene…

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